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You are invited to help protect
land in Hull, MA, including along the Weir River Estuary Get
to know the Estuary! Join us on an upcoming walk.
Because of weather on Saturday, March 3, our Wildlife Clues Woods Walk has been changed to a Salamander Search on an evening later in March.
Salamanders' night march to their natal vernal
pools is most likely to happen on the first mild rainy night of spring. The ideal conditions are thawed ground, air temperature in the 40s, rain, little wind, and darkness. Migrations
may take place on several nights if the conditions are right. Watch for the date.
View a slide show of the Winter Woods on our February walk, thanks to photographer Gert Warren. - Thanks to everyone's good thoughts and generosity we have raised over $298,000 and paid for the Chatham Street entrance to the Weir River Woods. Enjoy your Woods! - Thank You to all who donated and purchased
calendars, illustrated 1795 maps, gratitude journals and memorabilia from All Things Hull who brought us to the end.
Thank you to the Sheehan Family
Foundation for its $5,000 grant that got us very close to the end. Thank You for wishing Judeth Van Hamm a happy birthday with a donation
to the Hull Land Conservation Trust. Judeth wrote, "The love I have felt
has made this the most fun birthday of my life. Thank You!" Thank you
to 1) the Hull Conservation Commission who began the search for a new entrance to the Weir River Woods with its 2001
Weir River Woods Access Study, 2) The Trustees of Reservations for partnering with HLCT in obtaining and carrying out the
MA Conservation Partnership challenge grant, 3) the MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Division
of Conservation Services that awarded this $75,563 grant, 4) Hull Conservation Administrator Anne Herbst for finding
the grant source, 5) the Hull Selectmen and Conservation Commission for voting to jointly hold the Conservation Restriction
with TTOR, 6) the Sheehan Family Foundation for its early encouragement with a $25,000 grant in 2008 and help
with its $5,000 grant at the finish in 2011, 7) the Fields Pond Foundation for its $8,000 grant, 8) the many generous
people, including Hull and Cohasset Scouts, who made donations from small to big that added up to over $184,000 and 9)
everyone who held a vision of the Chatham Street entrance to the Weir River Woods. - What comes next? Our goal is a continuous Straits Pond Waterfowl Viewing Walk. Reaching the goal involves purchasing land and/or a conservation easement connecting Richards
Road with the land side of the Town-owned Straits Pond Peninsula Preserve, including the Eastman Road right-of-way. We hope
to have matching funds on hand to apply for a Conservation Partnership Grant in July 2012. Your donation will help make
this vision come true. -
An illustrated 1795 map of Hull makes a great gift. The print comes with a certificate with your name and, if
you wish, the name of someone you would like to honor. The certificate includes interesting facts behind
the three watercolor illustrations, which show Hull Village, Point Allerton and Nantasket Beach, and the tide mill at
West Corner. The map is available in two sizes. The original size, 12½” by 16”,
is offered as a thank you for donations of $130, of which $100 is tax deductible, and the 8” by 10” version is
offered as a thank you for donations of $65, of which $50 is tax deductible.
You can donate using the button below or send a check using the donation form. If you donate online, we will contact you to learn your wishes. Donations of any amount will help.
Let us know if you would like a collector's-item decal or a card to honor someone. Thank you.
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